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Card 26

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the energy incident per square metre of a surface per second, measures in Watts per metre squared

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Card 27

Front

the addition of two or more waves (superposition) that results in a new wave pattern

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Card 28

Front

the resistance of a battery or cell, measured in ohms

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Card 29

Front

a graph to show how the electric current through a component varies with the potential difference across it

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Card 30

Front

unit of energy, used by energy companies when charging for electricity

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Card 31

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the sum of the currents entering any junction is always equal to the sum of the currents leaving the junction

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Card 32

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the sum of the e.m.f.s is equal to the sum of the p.d.s in a closed loop

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Card 33

Front

a component that changes its resistance with changes in the light intensity. dark = high resistance

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Card 34

Front

a component that only allows electrical current to pass through it in one direction and that emits light when a p.d. is applied across it

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Card 35

Front

a spectrum produced by a material that contains only certain frequencies due to electron transitions between energy levels

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